Evidence

The Racial Privacy Initiative
Is the site created by a generally respected entity?

• Check links to this site to see who supports these ideas.
• What background can you locate on this initiative?

Viewpoint, biases, insights

Does the author approach the issues from multiple stances?
Are opposing viewpoints offered? What biases emerge?

• What is the stated goal or mission statement for the site?
• Who are contributors or individuals associated with the site? For example, search on a name (e.g. Dennis Hollingsworth, Assemblyman 66th District or Ward Connerly to see their views.
• Who else shares these views on racial privacy?
• What do supporting groups say about race? For example, search on the group AND the idea (e.g. "American Civil Rights Coalition" AND ("race" OR "racial").
• What does a generally respected civil rights organization such as the American Civil Liberties Union say about this initiative?
• Have voters been polled?

What are the biases or assumptions that you bring to this?

Connections

What connections are made to other ideas or groups?

• Has this been discussed in the press? Read "An Invitation to Racial Discrimination" and "Why Racial Privacy is Right for California."
• What other key phrases (e.g. affirmative action, preferencial treatment) can help you understand this issue?
• To what sites do these sites link?
• How are these second organization funded?
• What common beliefs do they share?

What if?

• Who else has imagined "What if?" (e.g. Martin Luther King)

Significance

What claims of significance are made?
Why is this issue important?

• Are they validated by some entity?
• Search on that entity to assess its importance as seen by others.

OR...Figure this one out by yourself.